Good Gear Guide - layoffs RSS feedhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/tag/layoffs/en-auFri, 30 Jan 2015 11:05:24 +1100Citrix's 900 job cuts seen as 'defensive' movehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/565145/citrix-900-job-cuts-seen-defensive-move/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedCitrix Systems announced better than expected financial results for the last quarter but also a restructuring plan that will see 900 jobs being cut.Katherine NoyesFri, 30 Jan 2015 11:05:24 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/565145/citrix-900-job-cuts-seen-defensive-move/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedEMC plans layoffs in wake of weakened outlookhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/565108/emc-plans-layoffs-wake-weakened-outlook/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedStorage giant, EMC, will soon start handing out pink slips as part of a new restructuring effort prompted by a weakened financial outlook.Katherine NoyesFri, 30 Jan 2015 06:27:54 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/565108/emc-plans-layoffs-wake-weakened-outlook/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSony Mobile said to be planning 1000 more job cutshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/564880/sony-mobile-said-planning-1-000-more-job-cuts/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSony is planning to lay off another 1,000 people from its mobile division as it attempts to bring the unit back to profitability, according to Japan's Nikkei business daily.Martyn WilliamsWed, 28 Jan 2015 08:15:19 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/564880/sony-mobile-said-planning-1-000-more-job-cuts/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft 'almost' wraps up largest layoff sweep in its historyhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/558514/microsoft-almost-wraps-up-largest-layoff-sweep-its-history/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft has handed out pink slips in a third round of job cuts that "almost" concludes its plan to eliminate 18,000 positions.Juan Carlos PerezThu, 30 Oct 2014 07:26:13 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/558514/microsoft-almost-wraps-up-largest-layoff-sweep-its-history/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedChipmaker AMD will cut staff by 7 percenthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/557607/chipmaker-amd-will-cut-staff-by-7-percent/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAMD's new chief is making her mark quickly: By the end of 2014, the chipmaker will cut worldwide headcount by about 7 percent in a restructuring plan it hopes will put it on the path to improved profits.Agam ShahFri, 17 Oct 2014 08:12:45 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/557607/chipmaker-amd-will-cut-staff-by-7-percent/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAngry Birds developer slashes up to 130 jobs to 'reignite growth'http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/556510/angry-birds-developer-slashes-up-130-jobs-reignite-growth/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedRovio Entertainment, the Finnish company behind mobile game hit Angry Birds, will lay off up to 130 people in its home country.Loek EssersThu, 02 Oct 2014 19:56:16 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/556510/angry-birds-developer-slashes-up-130-jobs-reignite-growth/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedPink slips rain down on Microsofthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/555465/pink-slips-rain-down-microsoft/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAs had been rumoured earlier this week, Microsoft lopped off a second set of jobs Thursday, cutting 2,100 positions, as part of a restructuring plan announced two months ago to eliminate 18,000 positions, or about 14 percent of the company's workforce.Juan Carlos PerezFri, 19 Sep 2014 05:00:59 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/555465/pink-slips-rain-down-microsoft/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedReports of another wave of layoffs rekindle bad press for Microsofthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/555380/reports-another-wave-layoffs-rekindle-bad-press-microsoft/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft's massive staff reduction, which shocked many when it was announced in July, is back in the spotlight with a pair of reports that the ax will come down on another group of employees Thursday.Juan Carlos PerezThu, 18 Sep 2014 06:58:47 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/555380/reports-another-wave-layoffs-rekindle-bad-press-microsoft/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedCisco slashing up to 6000 jobshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/552388/cisco_slashing_up_6000_jobs/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedCisco Systems will cut as many as 6000 jobs over the next 12 months, saying it needs to shift resources to growing businesses such as cloud, software and security.Stephen LawsonThu, 14 Aug 2014 09:01:45 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/552388/cisco_slashing_up_6000_jobs/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLayoffs raise questions about Nadella's commitment to Nokia dealhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/550335/layoffs_raise_questions_about_nadella_commitment_nokia_deal/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft's 14 percent staff reduction, the largest in its history and focused heavily on employees acquired from Nokia's devices and services business, has some observers thinking Satya Nadella got a bad case of Lumia-induced indigestion.Juan Carlos PerezFri, 18 Jul 2014 05:13:12 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/550335/layoffs_raise_questions_about_nadella_commitment_nokia_deal/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft may announce its biggest layoffs ever on Thursdayhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/550243/microsoft_may_announce_its_biggest_layoffs_ever_thursday/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft reportedly will announce the biggest round of layoffs in its history on Thursday as massive changes wrought by new CEO Satya Nadella start to take hold at the struggling IT giant.Stephen LawsonThu, 17 Jul 2014 09:47:20 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/550243/microsoft_may_announce_its_biggest_layoffs_ever_thursday/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSAP cutting unspecified number of jobs in workforce restructuringhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/545000/sap_cutting_unspecified_number_jobs_workforce_restructuring/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSAP is trimming an unspecified number of workers as part of an effort to restructure its overall skill set.Chris KanaracusWed, 14 May 2014 03:36:42 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/545000/sap_cutting_unspecified_number_jobs_workforce_restructuring/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIntel cuts 1,500 jobs in Costa Rica, consolidates some operations in Asiahttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/542535/intel_cuts_1_500_jobs_costa_rica_consolidates_some_operations_asia/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIntel is cutting 1,500 jobs in Costa Rica as it takes steps to cut 5 percent of its workforce by the end of the fiscal year.Agam ShahThu, 10 Apr 2014 02:28:34 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/542535/intel_cuts_1_500_jobs_costa_rica_consolidates_some_operations_asia/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedJuniper to lay off more than 500 and close facilitieshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/542020/juniper_lay_off_more_than_500_close_facilities/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedJuniper Networks will lay off about 6 per cent of its workforce and back out of application delivery controllers as part of a restructuring intended to cut costs and focus the company on markets where it can grow fast.Stephen LawsonThu, 03 Apr 2014 11:21:08 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/542020/juniper_lay_off_more_than_500_close_facilities/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedReforms promised, officials removed following audit of troubled Obamacare site built by Oraclehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/541131/reforms_promised_officials_removed_following_audit_troubled_obamacare_site_built_by_oracle/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedA newly released, independent audit of Oregon's disastrous Obamacare website implementation takes both state officials and site contractor Oracle to task, saying each side contributed to problems that have generated a political firestorm in recent months.Chris KanaracusFri, 21 Mar 2014 19:22:42 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/541131/reforms_promised_officials_removed_following_audit_troubled_obamacare_site_built_by_oracle/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed